Seat structure



March 16 1926.

F' B KING SEAT STRUCTURE Filed OGL 5 1919 A NVENTOR' Fred 5 King B WOMMarch 16 1926.

F. B. KING SEAT STRUCTURE Filed Oct. 3, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.Fred B. King l "Iy, f a f f ATTORNEY,.

Patented Mar. i6, i925.

SEAT STRUCTURE."

Application filed Gctober 35 1919. Serial No. 328,116.

To cillin/wm 'it may concern Be 1t known that l, Fiano' BfKiNG, residingat Toledo, county of Lucasyand Sta'te or Ohio,l have inverited certainnew anduse'ful' ln'iiirovcnicnts.in Seat Structures', of which lldeclare' the 'following-to be a full, clear,v und exact'description. n y

This invention relates to an improved seat construction, such as isparticularly adapted to be einpl'oyed in connection With vehicleseats,'es'pecially ofthe forni commonly used in automobiles a'ridvehicles of like character. v

lOne object of the invention is to provide a seat construction of thischaracter Which is of siinple' construction and eiiic-ient in operation.

A iurth'er object of the invention is to provide an improved forni oi"border traine for supporting` the seat and maintaining the forni otsaine against distortion.y

A further object of the invention is tw provide a border freine providedwith iin` proved means whereby tile canvas forming a' cover' for thespringsjniay "be readily secured to the border traine to' retain thetraine inproper position.

Further objects ofy the invention ,relater to economies ot'nianui'acturef anddetails of construct-ion as will appear frein thedetailedl description to follow.

Theobjects oi'- the invention: are ,accenniI plishedr in one instance bythe devices and nieans described 1n Vthe folio-Wing; specificetion', but1t` isf evident that the seine may be varied widely' Without departingI:tronitlie scope' of the invention as pointed out" in the appended.claims. A structure constitn't-ing one embodiment of the invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings orn'iin'g. apartl hereofinivhich:

Figure i is a top plan view, partially broken away, of aseatconstruction einbodying the novel `features of the presentinvention.-

Fig'ure Il' isi an e'nd v ievnj partially in' Figure 11V is a top planView oi the border freine.

Figure V is a transverse sectional Viewj take-n along'the line V-V ofFigure IV, and illustrating the particular forni of the nie-pilierswhich n ialze up the border frame.

ln one embodiment of theinvention illustrated hereivithn l indicates aseat suppoit confiprising a lower border i'ran'ie 2, the general outlineof which is substantially the saine as that Vot the completed seat, and

'which supports al suitable forni of Wire inesh 35 iirinly secured tothe border frame in .any suitable manner. A plurality ot coiledsprings43eachoi which isfpreferabl'v enclosed Within a pocket 5 formed of canvasor other suitable lmaterial, rest upon and are supported by the seat?support previouslv described; 'layer off canvas or other suitable'fabric n'iaterialjy 5 encloses ythe coiled springsl previouslydescribed and the upper" border raine 7 is'` preferabiy positioned uponthe upper end portions of the coiled springs previously described andenclosec by the fabric covering (S. The upper border traine 'comprisestivo inein'bers 8f and E),v the meinber 8 being so formed as to extendalong thepends undone side oat the seatA While the nieniber 9preferablyextends only along-one sidefo the seat." 'l-heineinbei's' Sand9 arel thinly secured to eachother at thek opposite endsthereof thusformingl a border. frame which is or, substantially rec-` tangiiilarforni and of lsufiicient stiiines's to gire forni to the seat cushionand prevent distort-iciifoff the saine. The nie1nber'8oi` the bordertraine isfprei'erably formed of wire or suchsize as to otter sufficientre'- sis'tance to the accidental bending or distortion ot the rear` undside portions of the cushion7 vfhile the nienilfierfQ is ornied offlattened `material*provided `with a bead lt) formed therein', thisconstruction offering considerable resistance to the bendinlgry inwardly of the front e'd'ge'portion of the cushion 'which i's the part,of the cushion structure inostj, liable to ybe subjected to blows. Thefla 'tened strip 9 is proifidefd` with a` plurality ,of .spacedyopenings 1t oruied, therein and preferably located adi cent the bead l()whereby means isfp'rovided Vfor suitablysecuring" the canvas or fabriclayer -G-to the :froi'it edge portion of the border fifi-aine `by meansof a suitable threador cord 12; The thread or cord l2 is preferablypassed through `the abric'or' canvas layer 6 and through the spacedyopenings Gil 11 formed in the member 9 ofV the border frame in themanner illustrated-in Fig. III of the drawing. It will be noted that theform of border frame illustrated herewith is capableof being constructedat a mini mum cost, and at the same time the parts are so arranged as toprovide a suitable support for the ends and rear portions of the seatcushions while at thesame time a more rigid member is provided forgiving form to the front edge portion of the seat cushion which isadapted to withstand any blows or strains to which the front edgeportion of the cushioning may be subjected and whereby the front edge ofthe cushion is maintained in suitable position and supported againstdistortion. It will be seen that the member 9 of the border frame isconstructed so as to permit a slight degree of bending in a verticaldirection, while at the same time preventing any substantial inwardbending of the front edge portion of the border frame in a horizontaldirec.- tion.

The seat cushionwhich may be of any suitable or desirable constructionis positioned above and rests upon the fabric or canvas material 6 whichforms an enclosure for the coiled springs. A form of cushion which maybe employed comprises a lower layer of coarse fabric such as burlapindicated at 13, a layer of filler material 111 positioned thereabove,and a layer 15 of canvas positioned upon the filler material and in turnsupporting a layer of cotton or other soft filler material 16 upon whichthe upholstery cover 17 is adapted to resi. The elements 13 to 17inclusive described above go to make up the form of seat cushion whichhas been found to be suitable for use in connection with seat structuresof this character. A bead 18 is formed 1n the fabric. forming the outercover of the seat cushion, and a strip of similar material 19 forming anapron extends downwardly from the bead 18 and the lower edge portion ofthe apron 19 is suitably secured to the border frame 2 as illustrated inFig. II of the drawings.

It will be evident from the above description that an efficient andeconomical form of border frame is provided which when assembled intoposition with respect to the other elements comprising the seatstructure serves to support the outer edges of the cushion and give formto the same. As it has been found to be desirable to construct thatportion of the border frame positioned along the front edge of thecushion of material which is less readily bendable than the otherportions of the border frame since the front edge portion of the cushionis more exposed to strains and blows liable to distort the same. Theforming of the border frame in two parts provides a ready means for thusforming the front portion of the frame of less bendable material whileat the same time v*the other portions of the frame can be formed of awire as is usual in frames of this character. As the flattened portionof the member 9 of the border frame is positioned substantiallyhorizontally relative to the seat structure, this member is capable ofbeing bent to a certain exent in a down ward direction while at the sametime it offers sufficient resistance to a bending stress in a horizontaldirection.

While I have shown and described in considerable detail a specificembodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that this showing anddescription is illustrative only and for the purpose of rendering myinvention more clear, and 'that I do not regard the invention as limitedto the precise details of construction illustrated or described exceptin so' far as I have included such,` limitations within the terms of thefollowing claims, in which it is my intention to claim all noveltyinherent in my invention broadly as well as specifically.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a spring seat structure having a plurality of coil springs and acushion supported thereby, a border frame for said seat comprising awire bent to extend across the back and the two ends of said seat and aiiat metal strip extending cross the front of said seat, said striphaving its ends secured to the ends of said wire and having a beadformed thereon at its front edge, thereby increasing its stiffness andproviding a rounded edge substantially throughout its length to engagean upholstery covering.

2. In a spring seat structure Van upper border frame comprising a striphaving a down-turned flange and a bent wire forming the other threesides of the frame; a layer of fabric overlying said border frame andextending down therefrom to form an apron, said flange serving tostiifen the strip and to provide a rounded edge over which said fabricpasses.

3. In a spring seat structure an upper border frame comprising a metalstrip and a three-sided frame member having its end connected with saidstrip, a layer of fabric overlying said border frame and extending downto form an apron, and means for securing said fabric to said strip, saidstrip having its outer edge formed with a stifl'cning bead for thegreater portion of its length and said fabric passing over thf'e roundededge of said bead.

1. In a spring seat structure, an upper border frame comprising a metalstrip, a layer of fabric overlying said border frame and passing overthe edge of said strip and down to 'form an apron, and stitching to holdsaid fabric to said strip, the edge of said strip being` bent laterallyto stillen the Sanne of the frame and having its ends secured to 10 :unlto form e Curved bearingface substanthe ends of Said Wire, said Striphaving its tinlly throughout its length for said fabrle. Outer edge'flanged to form e bead to stillen 5. En a spring Seat structure, abase, a the same and to provide a smooth seat for plurality ot coilSprings carried thereby7 e said fabric und its inner edge flattened andil'zrbrie cover for said base and springs, an resting upon the springe.15 upper border frame comprising e Wire eX- In testimony whereof, I ol'l'z; my signature. tending across the back and the two ends of Seidsent, and a metal strip forming the .front y FRED B. KING.

